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side chain

n.
An organic molecular structure in the form of a branched open chain or ring.
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side chain

n
(Chemistry) chem a group of atoms bound to an atom, usually a carbon, that forms part of a larger chain or ring in a molecule
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This difference in pyrolysis among the three [beta] resins was caused by the dissimilarity in their aromaticity index (Iar) and CH3/CH2 ratio; these factors significantly affect the aromaticity and number of aliphatic side chains in [beta] resin.
The molecular weight of PSEA-2 ([M.sub.w] = 4819 g/ mol) was higher than that of PSMA ([M.sub.n] = 1600g/mol) due to the expansion of hydrodynamic volume after an imidization step that introduced bulky substituents in side chains of a relatively flexible PSMA polymer.
"The beaklooking side is used to crimp the cross chain hook ends to the side chains," says Tom Clark, Lone Pine, Calif.
(4,5) investigated in detail the dependence of the length of the fluorinated side chains on the surface properties of polyacrylates with long side chains.
The synthesized polymers are soluble in organic solvents, since they may have long, flexible, bulky side chains.
In this article, graft polymers with polysiloxane as the main chain and olefin as side chains were designed and synthesized to serve as compatibilizers for the NR/SR blends.
In contrast, the conformations of the side chains of 1 and 14 were different based on the [sup.1]HNMR chemical shifts, as well as the [sup.3][J.sub.HH] and NOE data (Fig.
The hydrophobic effect is driven by the entropy increase of the solvent water molecules; hydrophobic side chains are located predominantly in the interior of a protein.
One of the challenges was that without alkyl side chains, the tellurium-bearing ring is very unstable.
Via sugar side chains, the extracellular matrix determines which cell type a stem cell can generate.